HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR TIME??? If you are working or going to school full-time, then almost one third (or more) of your life’s time will be devoted to those activities and related efforts, such as commuting and homework. Another third of your life’s time will easily disappear while you are sleeping, if you are getting the recommended 8 hours of sleep per night for optimum health. (Source: The Canadian Sleep Society)
After work or school and sleeping as much as you can, the average citizen generally has only one third of their life’s time available, for everything else… including gathering and preparing food, eating, cleaning your space, as well as connecting with your pets, family, and friends. Parents are responsible not only for planning their own meals and life’s activities, but for those of their children as well. How much time is left in your life, for your own self-care, health, wellness and relaxation? Sometimes unexpected obligations, obstacles or sickness can arise and interfere with your ideal routine. When all of your necessities are taken care of, how much time is available, for you to explore your own interests, dreams, hobbies and passions?
WHY AM I HERE? Various philosophers in history such as; Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, and Kant, have postulated that to be alive is to have a soul. Many of the world’s major religions also agree that we each have a divine soul as well as a body, including; Buddhism, various denominations of Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shamanism, Sikhism, and Taoism, to name a few. (Source: Wikipedia) Each of our souls have incarnated into our bodies, here on Earth, at this time in history, for a reason. We each have a specific purpose or mission. We human beings are co-creating our future together and we are each responsible for our own piece of the overall global puzzle. If enough pieces were connecting at the right time and place, with other required pieces, then we would likely experience much faster resolutions to the major problems in our world.
YOU ARE AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE PUZZLE! Part of our individual soul’s purpose can involve overcoming obstacles, learning lessons, developing our unique gifts and talents, sharing your gifts with, connecting with, loving and helping others, to solve problems in the world. Your soul may have one major goal, or it may have many different ones. What you think or feel, is your soul’s purpose may change and evolve over time, but if you are consciously making efforts to move towards whatever you think or feel that it is, then you will be experiencing what you need to experience, such as gaining skills and tools that may benefit you, later on. Often when we are heading in the right direction towards our purpose, we will find that things seem to fall into place more easily. We may experience more synchronicities and miracles in our life and life naturally becomes more joyful, because we are spending time focused on what we love and what interests us.
HOW CAN I LEARN WHAT MY SOUL’S PURPOSE IS?? Each person is unique and has their own ways to tap into their intuition, to find their own truth and to receive clarity and answers. For some it may be through meditation, for some through prayer, for some simply reflecting on questions. If this is your way, you can investigate things like; What activities did you enjoy doing as a child? / What did you dream of becoming when you grew up? /What are you passionate about today? /What brings you joy and makes you excited to get out of bed in the morning? / Which human characteristics do you value the most? You can also try new things, volunteer, get out of your comfort zone and travel; to gain new insights and perspectives.
A holistic approach that is very helpful with uncovering this type of information is Past-Life Regression Therapy. From a regressed state, the client is able to recall activities that have made their soul happy in other lifetimes. They can also experience memories of special skills and talents that their soul possesses, although perhaps due to in-exposure in this lifetime, they may not be aware of. Past-Life Regression Therapy also offers the client an opportunity to release unwanted patterns that keep repeating. If you let your therapist know, that you are looking to explore your soul’s passions and purpose, then they can help you uncover more of this specific information, by asking the right questions, during your session.
HOW CAN I CREATE MORE TIME? When you become aware of your passions and life’s purpose, you naturally want more time to explore and focus on them. Take a fresh, honest look at where you spend your free time. Do you take consistent right actions towards your purpose, or do you squander most of your free time on activities that are neutral, or even damaging to yourself or others? Observe where you tend to get distracted as well. If something is not in your highest interests, or if a situation does not feel healthy to you, can you take steps to remove it from your life?
Look at the items on your to-do list… Is there anything that is not in the scope of your interest, which you could delegate to someone else, who may be more passionate about it? Can you combine any of your tasks for greater efficiency? You may need to communicate with the people closest to you in your life, to set expectations about your time. Let them know honestly and clearly, that you need to take more time to be with yourself, to explore your passions and purpose. Perhaps you can investigate new options in a shared weekly routine and make new agreements and compromises, where needed.
IS MY JOB IN LINE WITH MY SOULS PURPOSE? How do you feel about going to work? Do you dread Mondays? If your job is extremely out of alignment with your values, passions and purpose, perhaps you may want to look into a career that is more related to what you enjoy focusing on, or one that offers a more flexible schedule. A job search can take a lot of time and effort, but it would be worth it, if it ended up aligning your work with your areas of passion, or freeing up more time for you to explore them.
To achieve your souls’ purpose, you will need to BE yourself, be true to yourself and take good care of yourself. If change is needed in your life, know that it can take time to fully manifest. Be gentle with yourself, especially in chaotic times. Your health and wellness is most important. Only when you can take care of yourself, are you going to be able to accomplish your mission and take care of others as well.
It is not selfish to be aware of your soul’s highest interests and to pursue those faithfully. Our piece of the puzzle is up to each of us to work out. We will receive many chances to work it out, in this life or in our next experience. In the bigger picture for Earth and humanity, it is likely that the overall future of our world will go a lot more smoothly, if more souls continue becoming aware of their purpose and making their contribution to the big puzzle.
Don’t stress out if you are unsure of what your purpose is, or if you feel that you are late in getting started on it. We all make mistakes and no one is perfect. We are all perfectly imperfect and are always experiencing exactly what we need, in order to be able to make (new) choices and move forward. Life is about being present in each moment for the whole journey. You can courageously choose to make more time for yourself, for your healing and for your passions. You can choose to enjoy more of the moments of your life’s passing time!
Care Hudson
Holistic Relaxation Therapist
www.inturelaxation.com
